Job Description
Mission of the Role:
Problem Solving
Lead problem solving within all manufacturing areas to improve item yields & the cost of poor quality. Monitor COPQ and Yield, initiating 8Ds where appropriate. Manage both internal and external quality issues with suppliers, production teams and customers. Manage and lead daily reject reviews to help drive problem containment and correction.
Advanced Product Quality Planning
Follow the Advanced Product Quality Planning framework to help coordinate the manufacturing launch of new and revised products including establishing FMEA’s, Control Plans, introduction plans, goals, training of team members in inspection techniques and methods and evaluating results ensuring all manufacturing processes exhibit consistent and aligned compliance to all agreed formats. Understand process and measurement capability (Gauge R&R) and advise of issues when necessary. This will include the maintenance and management of the calibration system for all inspection devices.
Assess and manage risks using the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) framework ensuring that improvement plans are created, and process improvements implemented. Ensure critical and Key characteristics are known and monitored via process auditing at the different stages of new product introduction. Ensure final product quality through performing first article inspection reports.
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